CONNECTING VIENAMESE STARTUP AT HOME AND ABROAD FORUM
26-27 June 2018 Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue St, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tuesday, 25 June 2018
Morning Plenary Session: “Building the startup ecosystem: International experience and lessons for Vietnam” 08:00 –08:30 Registration 08:30 Opening Remarks Mr. Vu Hong Nam, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 08:35 – 08:50 Welcome Speech H.E. Nguyen Thien Nhan,Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Secretary 08:50 – 09:00 Ho Chi Minh City’s policy to encourage innovative startups 09:00 – 09:15 The Israeli innovation ecosystem and the role of academic institutions Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel) 09:15 – 09:30 Building a fundable company Gibs Song, Venture Partner,Big Basin Capital (USA) 09:30 – 09:45 How to survive in a world of competition Le Diep Kieu Trang (Christy Le), Former CFO, Misfit (USA) 09:45 – 10:00 Investing in Vietnamese Startups Nguyen Thanh My, Chairman and CEO,Rynan Holding JSC, President of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (Viet Nam) 10:00 – 10:15 Tea-break 10:15 – 10:30 Building a venture capital market in Vietnam - VSV Venture Campus Thach Le Anh, Co-founder, Vietnam Startup Foundation and Vietnam Silicon Valley Accelerator (Viet Nam) 10:30 – 10:45 How banks can be a catalyst in growing a startup ecosystem: SVB's Approach Tuan Pham,Managing Director,Silicon Valley Bank (USA) 10:45 – 11:00 Vietnamese startups in Industry 4.0 Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, Director of Developer Platform and Evangelism, Microsoft Vietnam (Viet Nam) 11:00 – 11:15 Startup: The harmony of passion, science and entrepreneurship Linh Le, Founder and CEO, Bonbouton(USA) 11:15 – 11:45 Q&A 11:45 – 12:00 Photo Session
12:00 Lunch
Afternoon Panel Discussion
14:00 – 15:00 Panel 1: “The first stage of startup”
Content: Coming up with ideas, technology selection, market research, and product formation and improvement Panelist: - Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, Director of Developer Platform and Evangelism, Microsoft Vietnam (Viet Nam) - Linh Le, Founder and CEO, Bonbouton(USA) - Phan Dinh Tuan Anh, Founder, Angel4us (Viet Nam) - Pham Duy Hieu, Director of Startup Vietnam Foundation (Viet Nam) 15:00 – 16:00 Panel 2: “Building a successful company” Content: Issues of capital, business management, and product commercialization Panelist: - Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel) - Nguyen Thanh My, Chairman and CEO, Rynan Holding JSC, President of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (Viet - Gibs Song, Venture Partner, Big Basin Capital (USA) - Tuan Pham, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank (USA) - Nguyen Phi Van, Chairwoman, Franchise and Retail (Viet Nam) - Dinh Van Binh, Director of the Southern Strategic Partnership, Techcombank 16:00 – 17:00 Panel 3: “Vietnamese startups go global” Content: Calling for foreign funds, developing products abroad, participation in startup accelerators outside Vietnam, building collaborative networks with foreign partners Panelist: - Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel) - Linh Han, CEO, Vietnam Silicon Valley Accelerator (Việt Nam) - Jeff Lonsdale, Managing Director, Asia of Founders Fund (USA) - Dang Pham Minh Loan, Deputy Managing Director, Vina Capital (Viet Nam) - Pham Dinh Nguyen, CEO, Phin Deli (Viet Nam) - Lam Minh Chanh, Founder and Chairman, Super VIP (Viet Nam) 18:00 Gala Dinner
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Morning Pitching Session
08:00 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 Introduction to the Pitching Session
- Presentation by startup (5-7’) - Comments/questions by experts (15’) 08:40 – 09:00 Ami